Activities and techniques that familiarize students with a given material before reading it or participating in a formal lesson in class on its content.

A study technique in which students preview, question, read, reflect, recite, and review a given material or their work.

The representation of key ideas and their connections through a diagram or visual organizer.

The hierarchical representation of the main points in a given material or text.

Techniques and abilities essential for learning, studying, or problem-solving.

A theory claiming that information is stored in long-term memory in schemata (networks of associated facts and ideas) which provides a structure for the comprehension and interpretation of new information.

Learned information that has the potential to be applied in a wide variety of situations, but whose application is limited and often artificial.

A method of learning in which newly acquired information is connected to and relates to previously learned knowledge.

A method of memorization that is based on the repetition of facts or associations, and may be arbitrary in essence.

Learning techniques which use the initial letters of specific items to change the item into a word or phrase that is easier to remember.